The columnist’s heterodox [ˈhɛtɚɹəˌdɑks] opinions on everything from dietary trends to the tax code made her a frequent lightning rod for criticism by the newspaper’s more old-fashioned readership.

heterodox
adj [ˈhɛtɚɹəˌdɑks]
A synonym of both unorthodox and unconventional, heterodox describes something, such an idea or belief, that is contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion. Heterodox can also describe a person or group that holds unorthodox opinions or doctrines.

Both orthodox and heterodox developed from the same Greek doxa, meaning “opinion.” Heterodox combines doxa with heter-, a combining form meaning “other”

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